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Technical Project Manager

Sutherland
Chennai, IND
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 months ago
AzureAWSGCPREST APIsCI/CDSQL

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Technical Program Delivery

Lead multiple complex technical programs across application development, cloud, AI/GenAI, automation, and platform engineering.

Own end-to-end project execution including planning, estimation, execution, deployment, and hypercare.

Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Architects, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and delivery plans.

Drive technical solution discussions and ensure alignment between business requirements and engineering implementation.

Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, dependencies, and release planning.

Engineering & Delivery Management

Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams including Backend, Frontend, QA, DevOps, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and Infrastructure.

Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Release Planning.

Track development progress using Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar project management tools.

Ensure engineering teams follow SDLC best practices, coding standards, CI/CD, and release governance.

Work closely with DevOps teams to manage deployments, environment readiness, and production releases.

Technical Leadership

Understand system architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud infrastructure, integrations, databases, and security considerations.

Identify technical dependencies, integration risks, and architectural constraints early in the project lifecycle.

Facilitate technical decision-making by coordinating discussions between architects and engineering teams.

Drive adoption of Agile, DevSecOps, automation, and engineering best practices.

Stakeholder & Governance

Build trusted relationships with customers, senior leadership, engineering teams, and external vendors.

Present technical project status, risks, milestones, KPIs, and executive dashboards to leadership.

Manage RAID logs, governance meetings, steering committees, and executive reviews.

Escalate issues proactively and drive timely resolution.

Risk & Quality Management

Proactively identify technical and delivery risks and implement mitigation strategies.

Ensure adherence to security, compliance, quality standards, and organizational governance.

Monitor project health using metrics such as Sprint Velocity, Burn-down, Release Readiness, Defect Leakage, and Delivery KPIs.

Experience

8–12+ years of experience managing enterprise software development and digital transformation programs.

Proven experience delivering cloud-native, enterprise application, AI/GenAI, automation, or platform engineering projects.

Strong understanding of Agile software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices.

Technical Knowledge

Good understanding of: Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) REST APIs & System Integrations Microservices Architecture CI/CD Pipelines DevOps Practices Databases (SQL/NoSQL) Application Security Fundamentals AI/GenAI Solution Delivery (Preferred)

Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

REST APIs & System Integrations

Microservices Architecture

CI/CD Pipelines

DevOps Practices

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Application Security Fundamentals

AI/GenAI Solution Delivery (Preferred)

Project Management

Strong expertise in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) with the ability to manage hybrid and Waterfall delivery models when required.

Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and collaboration tools.

Experience managing distributed and cross-functional engineering teams.

Leadership & Communication

Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making abilities.

Ability to manage multiple concurrent technical programs in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Certifications

PMP or PRINCE2

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) / Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

SAFe Agilist (Preferred)

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals / AWS Cloud Practitioner (Preferred)

What Success Looks Like

Deliver complex technical programs on time, within scope, and within budget.

Enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality software with predictable outcomes.

Improve delivery efficiency, release quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Drive technical governance, engineering excellence, and continuous process improvement.

Become a trusted partner to engineering leadership and business stakeholders in delivering strategic technology initiatives.

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